Positive Identification of Pets offers smartphone app for lost pets

Founder and CEO of Positive Identification of Pets (PiP) Philip Rooyakkers has developed a smartphone app that helps pet owners act quickly when their dog or cat goes missing. Launched on iTunes, the app uses advanced facial recognition technology to help identify lost pets and reunite them with their families, according to Rooyakkers.

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Cloud-based technology stores pet information, including breed, photos, age, size, gender and any other possible unique traits that the pet may have. If a pet goes missing, the app will activate an "Amber Alert" to veterinarians, animal control and rescue agencies, PiP subscribers, and social media users within the owner's local area. It will also begin monitoring social media sites for any postings of found pets. When a pet is found, the system analyzes the photos for a match.  
Rooyakkers is also the co-founder of The Urban Puppy Shop, a doggy daycare and grooming service in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Petfood Forum 2013 app available

The Petfood Forum/Petfood Workshop app allows you to search for speakers and exhibitors, schedule sessions and more.

Petfood professionals attending Petfood Forum April 15-17 and Petfood Workshop: World of Ingredients April 17-18 can download an app to help them plan and navigate their time during the conferences.
The app, available at m.magtogo.com/petfoodforum, is free and allows conference participants to:


• Search for speakers and exhibitors 
• Add conference sessions and networking events to their personal calendars
• View the Exhibit Hall map
• Find restaurants and other attractions nearby—and call them or connect directly to their websites
• Share their Petfood Forum and Petfood Workshop experiences on Twitter and Facebook
• Learn about transportation options and information
• Fill out a survey on their conference experiences

Free registration is required to access the app, which is available for iPhones, iPads, Android smartphones and Blackberries.
Petfood Forum, the premier, exclusive global conference for petfood professionals, is entering its 21st year and will take place at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel near Chicago, Illinois, USA. Petfood Workshop is a focused, hands-on symposium following Petfood Forum, also at the Renaissance Schaumburg; this year, the Workshop will focus on petfood ingredients.

Go mobile with Petfood Industry

Petfood Industry’s new iPhone and iPad App gives a new definition to a digital magazine. The App, which can be downloaded free from Apple’s App Store, gives readers full access to the magazine, interactive features, and news and product feeds from Petfood Industry.

The App is more than a simple page viewer. The reader can chose between seeing thumbnails of a page, a full page or enlarged text versions of stories. It also allows viewers to link directly to more features, advertising information, and videos, as well as access to RSS feeds from PetfoodIndustry.com. The App also gives readers the ability to easily bookmark stories, share stories with colleagues, and to search current and past issues.

The App can be downloaded here or by searching for “Petfood” in the Apple App Store.

Works on most Smartphones

We’ve also launched an enhanced Mobile Web Reader that gives readers many of these same features on other mobile devices, such as the Droid or Blackberry, by simply pointing the device’s browser to www.petfoodindustry-digital.com.

With the App and Mobile Web Reader, readers now have access to all digital editions on any portable device they choose. Readers can now use the digital editions of the magazine from anywhere on their mobile devices.